CA AB 1848
enactedCalifornia Seed Law: annual registration fee: Seed Advisory Board.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1848 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1848 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-15): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 203, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1848 about?
Existing law, the California Seed Law, regulates seed sold in California and requires every labeler of agricultural or vegetable seed offered for sale in this state or any persons who sell seed in this state, as provided, to annually register with the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to obtain authorization to sell the seed, except as provided. Existing law establishes the Seed Advisory Board, requires the board to advise the secretary, and authorizes the board to make recommendations on specified matters, including the seed law and regulations, seed laboratory diagnostics, and annual budgets required to regulate the seed industry. Existing law requires each application for annual registration to be accompanied by a payment of a $40 fee for each fiscal year or portion of a fiscal year beginning on July 1. This bill would increase that fee to $100. The bill would authorize the secretary, on and after January 1, 2028, to, after consulting with the board, annually increase the fee by up to $50, with a maximum fee of $300, for each fiscal year or portion of a fiscal year beginning July 1. Existing law requires each person who is required to be registered under the California Seed Law to annually pay an assessment to the secretary and requires the secretary to fix the annual assessment in an amount that will provide sufficient funds to carry out the seed law, and the date and method of collecting the assessment. Existing law requires the board to make a recommendation regarding the level of the assessment to the secretary. This bill would require the secretary to additionally fix the annual registration fee described above in an amount that will provide sufficient funds to carry out the seed law, and would require the board to make a recommendation regarding that registration fee to the secretary. Under existing law, the moneys collected pursuant to the seed law, including registration fees, assessments, and penalty revenues, are continuously appropriated to the Department of Food and Agriculture to carry out its provisions. By increasing the amount of the annual registration fee and authorizing the secretary to increase the amount of the annual registration fee, this bill would make an appropriation.
Who sponsors CA AB 1848?
Ransom is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1848.
Description
Existing law, the California Seed Law, regulates seed sold in California and requires every labeler of agricultural or vegetable seed offered for sale in this state or any persons who sell seed in this state, as provided, to annually register with the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to obtain authorization to sell the seed, except as provided. Existing law establishes the Seed Advisory Board, requires the board to advise the secretary, and authorizes the board to make recommendations on specified matters, including the seed law and regulations, seed laboratory diagnostics, and annual budgets required to regulate the seed industry. Existing law requires each application for annual registration to be accompanied by a payment of a $40 fee for each fiscal year or portion of a fiscal year beginning on July 1. This bill would increase that fee to $100. The bill would authorize the secretary, on and after January 1, 2028, to, after consulting with the board, annually increase the fee by up to $50, with a maximum fee of $300, for each fiscal year or portion of a fiscal year beginning July 1. Existing law requires each person who is required to be registered under the California Seed Law to annually pay an assessment to the secretary and requires the secretary to fix the annual assessment in an amount that will provide sufficient funds to carry out the seed law, and the date and method of collecting the assessment. Existing law requires the board to make a recommendation regarding the level of the assessment to the secretary. This bill would require the secretary to additionally fix the annual registration fee described above in an amount that will provide sufficient funds to carry out the seed law, and would require the board to make a recommendation regarding that registration fee to the secretary. Under existing law, the moneys collected pursuant to the seed law, including registration fees, assessments, and penalty revenues, are continuously appropriated to the Department of Food and Agriculture to carry out its provisions. By increasing the amount of the annual registration fee and authorizing the secretary to increase the amount of the annual registration fee, this bill would make an appropriation.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-09-15 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 203, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill,appropriation
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Sponsors
- Ransomauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-15
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 203, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-15
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-14
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 203, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-14
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 1.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 6571.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-06-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-06-29
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
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2026-05-21
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-21
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 1. Page 5228.)
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 14).
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2026-04-08
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-03-26
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-02-23
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
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2026-02-12
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
2026-02-11
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-03-25 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Ransom: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Soria: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Hadwick: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: other
AB 1848 Ransom Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-21 · pass · 66-1
Member-level votes (80)
- Lowenthal: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Soria: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Papan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Solache: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lee: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ward: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hart: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Flora: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ta: other
- Ramos: other
- Wilson: other
- Bains: other
- Gallagher: other
- Garcia: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Sanchez: other
- Lackey: other
- Arambula: other
- Hoover: other
- Chen: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-16 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McNerney: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Ashby: other
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